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Branch Mandate

Branch Mandate. Comprehensive management of the provincial land resource by: administering Crown titles; land use planning; and support services in geomatics. Branch Organization. Comprises 3 Divisions: Crown Lands. (Crown titles) Surveys and Mapping. (Geomatic Services)

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Branch Mandate

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  1. Lands Branch Overview

  2. Branch Mandate Comprehensive management of the provincial land resource by: administering Crown titles; land use planning; and support services in geomatics. Lands Branch Overview

  3. Branch Organization • Comprises 3 Divisions: • Crown Lands. (Crown titles) • Surveys and Mapping. (Geomatic Services) • Land Management. (Land Use Planning) • Staffing compliment of 88. Lands Branch Overview

  4. Branch Profile • Long standing history, since 1824; one of the oldest branch in government. • Regionalized since 1976 • 4 regional offices (St. John’s, Gander, Corner Brook & Happy Valley-Goose Bay). • 1 sub-regional office (Clarenville). • Head Office (Howley Bldg.) Lands Branch Overview

  5. Crown Lands Division (Key Functions) • Allocation of Crown land • 2500-3000 applications/year • 1700 Crown titles/year • Crown titles preparation, mapping and GIS Lands Branch Overview

  6. Crown Lands Division (Key Functions) • Registration of Crown titles and records >70,000 titles administered • Defending Crown’s interest in Crown land Lands Branch Overview

  7. Crown Lands Division(Key Functions) • Sale of air photos, maps and related land information. Lands Branch Overview

  8. Crown Lands Division (Key Issues) • Addressing unauthorized land activities. • Implementation of real-time GIS. • On-line Public access to Crown title mapping, and related information. • Reducing times for processing applications for Crown titles and responding to complaints. Lands Branch Overview

  9. Surveys & Mapping Division Mission: Provincial agency providing geo-spatial products and support services to government, industry and the public. Lines of Business • Topographic Mapping • Geodetic Surveys • Aerial Photography • Geographical Names • Geomatic Support Services Lands Branch Overview

  10. Topographic Mapping • Provincial version of federal maps - 1:50,000 & 1:250,000 scales, complete coverage - Current web mapping access • Rectified Aerial Photography -1:10,000 scale, 20% of Island of Nfld. - Includes Water & Contour lines - Planned web mapping access • Community Mapping - mostly 1:2,500 + some 1:5,000 scales - Less than 5% of Island of Nfld - Most towns mapped, but many out-of-date - Partial web mapping access Lands Branch Overview

  11. Geodetic Surveys • Positional reference points for legal surveys, topographic mapping and engineering surveys. • Photo Control for topographic mapping • 8,000 points established over 30 years. Aerial Photography • Provincial repository of original film • Reprinting & enlargement services • New high precision scanning services Lands Branch Overview

  12. Geographical Names • Administers the NL Geographical Names Board • Legislative authority to name places & features. • Collaborates with Geographical Names Board of Canada • Maintains data base of 36,000 records Geomatic Support Services • Maintains central datastore of base maps • Collaborates with the Canadian Council On Geomatics (CCOG) in building the Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure (CGDI) • Fosters the Provincial Geomatics Strategy • Implements web mapping services. Lands Branch Overview

  13. Current SMD Partnerships • Annual maintenance of road data for 5 years • National GeoBase on Roads • Collaboration on water feature mapping • National GeoBase on Drainage • Coastal mapping of Northern Labrador • 4 Year Project • Canadian Hydrographic Service, Parks Canada, Labrador Inuit Assoc. • Ortho image mapping in North/Central Nfld • Newfoundland Forest Training Association (et al) • Community Mapping • Highways, Several Municipalities • Highway – Strip Mapping • For design on new Labrador Highways Lands Branch Overview

  14. Land Management Division • Key Functions: • Develops and co-ordinates land use management plans • Develops and co-ordinates land use policies • Identifies, plans and develops recreational cottage lot areas • Staffing compliment of 9. Lands Branch Overview

  15. Land Management Division 3 Core Programs: • Market Value Pricing for Crown Land Applications • Cottage Planning and Allocation • Land Use Policy/Legislation/Resource Management Coordination (ILUC) Lands Branch Overview

  16. Land Management Division Cottage Lot Development 2005: • Pinchgut Lake (W) 18 lots • Big Eel Lake (C) 20 lots • Windmill Bight-Lumsden (C) 12 lots • Spread Eagle-Old Shop (E) 18 lots Lands Branch Overview

  17. Bull Pond Cottage Area42 lots allocated in 2004 Lands Branch Overview

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